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17 Sep 2019, 14:26 (Ref:3928531) | #651 | |
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The round is apparently dependent on state funding and until a budget goes through parliament they can't assure their stay on the calender.
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I thought it was telling that with all that rain, there was no mud! I think it's painted tarmac. You saw clean puddles on the dirt section. Bizarre. At least Loheac actually gets muddy when wet.
I bet it's a fun and challenging circuit to drive and looks to get good crowds, but it's a pretty average one to watch. |
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Indeed, I was hoping for a bit of a mixed up race in the rain, but it was just like watching wet asphalt! Weird way to build a track, but i hope IMG are realising that these tracks are perhaps not that great for tv or fans, they do not encourage overtaking much, and are fairly tame coverage wise. ##But what can you do when governments are paying the bills!
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20 Sep 2019, 07:56 (Ref:3929027) | #654 | ||
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I read a comment on another forum suggesting that there was some sort of post-race incident between Hansen and RX Cartel team members. I thought it was just internet gossip, but the clip at the end of the latest episode of Bakkerud Life...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CUd81d5KJ8 (at the 20:10 mark) ...seems to suggest there was at least some truth to the claim. EDIT: I think that it was Ekstrom who was being addressed in that clip, I guess that is why he went to the stewards post-race. Last edited by tbtstt; 20 Sep 2019 at 08:25. |
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20 Sep 2019, 08:01 (Ref:3929032) | #655 | |
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That was great action at Latvia, helped by the wet weather. Now it's tight at the top, let's see what happens at SA
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It’s one thing to have a verbal altercation but to get physical like that is totally not cool. It paints that team member and the team in a bad light. It’s pretty unprofessional. If you want to have a word so be it but to get physical is just not right. |
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Motorsport forum: I took the original comment with a pinch of salt as there was no evidence provided to support it, seeing the above clip makes me think that could be the incident that was being referenced.
Absolutely. Although I have struggled to warm to Timmy and Kevin I have always respected the team. I read some comments online from an associate of the Hansen team (earlier this year) that I thought were a bit unprofessional, but the conduct from the chap in that video is something else entirely. |
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20 Sep 2019, 10:52 (Ref:3929060) | #658 | |
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Oh dear, to get that OTT, the two were nowhere near each other all race, there were no real incidents between them, so what is this guys problem?
This is not boxing for goodness sake. At least he is clearly visible, has anyone thought to send this footage to Kenneth or even better the organisers? He really should not be attending meetings if this is the way he conducts himself. It embarrasses the team, and the sponsors and makes this man look a little sad quite honestly. I could understand it if it was F1 or something... You know something big!! |
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20 Sep 2019, 12:45 (Ref:3929080) | #659 | |
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I wonder if there's another side of it which relates to Ekstrom being called to the stewards? Or does it just relate back to the earlier incident (I can't actually remember how it happened that Timmy ended up in the wall, just that I thought it was an unfortunate racing incident). Either way, the reaction of the Hansen mechanic is completely lacking in class.
I've been really enjoying the recent Bakkerud Life episodes. |
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Cheers for that. From what I’ve read it looks like the ‘two’ incidents are one and the same. Enjoying the Bakkerud vlog also as it’s a great behind the scenes look at the weekend and I’m now quite a fan of him. |
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24 Oct 2019, 16:29 (Ref:3936589) | #662 | |
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Lites are not cost-effective in anyway besides from being cheaper than a Supercar, OMSE got monopoly so you have to go through them to get parts you could get cheaper elsewhere, OMSE competes in the series which is questionable in itself (the RX2 championship has only been won by OMSE drivers), the cars are very fragile, permanent entries have dropped for each year since the 2016 season and so on.
This season there have been 10 drivers competing the entire series so far and I am surprised it will be back next season. |
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25 Oct 2019, 13:15 (Ref:3936702) | #663 | |
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https://www.motorsport.com/world-rx/...-2020/4586112/
Portugal is back. I'm surprised but I'm happy they have gone back to a traditional track. Spa & Cape Town will also be back which is nice, apparently so will Abu Dhabi, Silverstone, Hojles and Loheac. Rest of calendar to be announced later. |
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25 Oct 2019, 14:38 (Ref:3936718) | #664 | |
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Glad they are going back to Portugal, good place to go
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25 Oct 2019, 20:15 (Ref:3936776) | #666 | |
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Good to see it back. Would like to see some changes at Abu Dhabi, didn't think the racing was that good and the merge was dangerous. You could roll Silverstone in glitter, diamonds and hundred dollar bills but it'd still be a turd.
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28 Oct 2019, 11:36 (Ref:3937311) | #667 | ||
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Matvey Furazhkin will drive in place of Abbring at the final round this year. Shame not to see Kevin out again, as I hoped he could give ES Motorsport a good result to finish the season with. |
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More of a shame for everyone who has to pay to repair the damage Furazhkin will inevitably cause. He was a liability at the last race he entered.
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29 Oct 2019, 16:55 (Ref:3937501) | #669 | ||
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I don’t like silhouettes or cup like cars in any form of motorsports. It’s got nothing to do with normal road cars (and have loads of benefits such as low weight) ok, a supercar neither, but at least that’s based around a road car. |
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I'd like to see RX2s be rear wheel drive. Would be a better spectacle then.
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29 Oct 2019, 22:22 (Ref:3937549) | #671 | |
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I guess this was done so long ago now and there are enough of thee weird little cars that its always likely to stay, plus it is incestuous with Eriksson a WRX man, involved.
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So why didn't the 'touring car' rwd class take off? I agree though - if you're going spaceframe single make then why go 4 wheel drive? Keep the same power and stick it all through the rear wheels. More fun to drive, more fun to watch surely?
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30 Oct 2019, 12:02 (Ref:3937626) | #673 | ||
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Lites is supposed to be an entry class for Supercars, like F2 before F1 or Nationwide in Nascar. With the way they are designed though RWD would be just awful in a Lites car. |
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8 Nov 2019, 19:55 (Ref:3939299) | #674 | |
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I have to say my interest in WRX and rallycross in general has faded away.
Comparing Swedish/Norwegian Supernational / RX2 / Touring cars: What are the costs for cars and running them? Of these three I prefer Swedish/Norwegian Supernational. |
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8 Nov 2019, 22:04 (Ref:3939309) | #675 | |
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Supernational is a long running class split into two sections I think up to 2400 and over in Sweden and Norway. Not sure both run the same rules.
I don't really understand the rules, you seem to be able to use different engines in car bodies in either class, a lot obviously use the Volvo and Evo motors in different shells, but some use the body motors like BMW and Mazda etc. Loads of shells like Xsara, Corolla, S40, E30, Lexus, Beetle, Astras. The cars are better looking, better to drive and seem to be built good and strong unlike RX2 and the touring cars. That class was always strong in Scandinavia, where it runs still I think. Finland is different again, their supernational runs similar rules but is dominated but Mk1 MR2's in the smaller class and in the big class they use Mk5 Escorts and all sorts. The big things to differ here are in all countries a strong folk race series and things like short car and kart classes. Plus you can run the cars in things like hillclimbs and Bakkelopp, or sprints in Finland which means the car can be shared and used more. |
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